Caledonian2 comments on Hot Air Doesn't Disagree - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Caledonian2 16 August 2008 03:13:31PM 0 points [-]

Why should other creatures' ideas about what we should do convince us of anything?

That isn't how logical arguments work. The mere fact that someone supports a position is not evidence in favor of that position. Where's the appeal to commonly-accepted principles? Where's the demonstration that the position arises from those principles?